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to proceed or move quickly
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Recent Examples of speeding
Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
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Lei Takanashi,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Josh is faster than a speeding linebacker, more powerful than a defensive lineman, and able to leap tall safeties in a single bound.
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Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Most speeding violations in Ohio add two points to a driver's license, with 12 points resulting in a suspension.
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Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Nov. 2025
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
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Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
The driver, 26-year-old Saah Foiyoe, was neither speeding nor impaired, according to police.
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Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Today, Primm is nearly a ghost town, where the soundtrack is primarily cawing crows and trucks speeding by on the highway.
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Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Investigators allege Nix was speeding and ran a red light on April 11, crashing his vehicle into the car Hagood was driving.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Mauala was speeding the pickup truck and was not paying attention in front of him, according to a Texas Department of Transportation report.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Security camera video then shows the suspects speeding away in a black four-door sedan.
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Amanda Starrantino,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
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Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
Kenneth Grant and Jordan Phillips, two defensive tackles who cut their teeth as starters in their rookie season, can’t blame this upcoming season’s struggles on youth and inexperience because last year’s playing time was an investment made with the intention of speeding up their development.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Adjective
The passengers had to self-eject from the speeding cab.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
As if rapping from a speeding time machine, Wiki flows about yellow taxis turning into Uber Eats over an instrumental that cruises from a soft breakbeat into a total breakdown of glitchy scratches courtesy of Lil Ugly Mane.
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Lei Takanashi,
Pitchfork,
16 June 2026
Josh is faster than a speeding linebacker, more powerful than a defensive lineman, and able to leap tall safeties in a single bound.
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Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
Most speeding violations in Ohio add two points to a driver's license, with 12 points resulting in a suspension.
—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Nov. 2025
Other snags are purely visual, notably the capper to the scene where King must toss the bag of ransom millions at a specific time and place, from a speeding elevated train.
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Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
Boise and Ada County have created infractions for speeding on the Greenbelt, and the city worked with Lime, a popular electric transportation company, to limit scooter speeds in parts of the city.
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Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
The driver, 26-year-old Saah Foiyoe, was neither speeding nor impaired, according to police.
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Caitlin McGlade,
Charlotte Observer,
3 July 2026
Today, Primm is nearly a ghost town, where the soundtrack is primarily cawing crows and trucks speeding by on the highway.
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Christopher Intagliata,
NPR,
3 July 2026
Investigators allege Nix was speeding and ran a red light on April 11, crashing his vehicle into the car Hagood was driving.
—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
1 July 2026
Mauala was speeding the pickup truck and was not paying attention in front of him, according to a Texas Department of Transportation report.
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Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2026
Security camera video then shows the suspects speeding away in a black four-door sedan.
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Amanda Starrantino,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
Suppose a relatively small near-Earth object is speeding toward our planet, threatening to wipe the city of Dallas (whose population is over a million) off the map.
—
Govert Schilling,
Scientific American,
27 June 2026
Kenneth Grant and Jordan Phillips, two defensive tackles who cut their teeth as starters in their rookie season, can’t blame this upcoming season’s struggles on youth and inexperience because last year’s playing time was an investment made with the intention of speeding up their development.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for speeding
Adjective
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.
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At the heart of the clash is how to manage wild horse populations that can reproduce at a rapid clip.
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Also boosting demand and driving ticket prices for Saturday’s game is the fact that 41-year-old superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 669 million Instagram followers, is captain of the Portuguese team and has said this World Cup will be his last, making each appearance a high-profile event.
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Tire pressure sensors are vital to a vehicle’s health, especially when driving on pothole and junk-laden Atlanta streets.
Adjective
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In his long non-racing career, there have been a few mishaps.
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This non-racing fan, however, found the film most interesting with Sonny exploiting the rules to eke out tiny advantages or Kate redesigning to squeeze out an extra tenth of a second.
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Set over the course of eight years (including the lockdown period during COVID), Herry’s film unfolds fluidly, neither hurrying scenes up unnecessarily, nor lingering too long on any incident.
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No point hurrying toward a resolution that was always receding.
Adjective
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But none are filmmakers making their own movies while also running, or co-running, a major studio division.
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The difference between Denver’s running game with Dobbins (Weeks 1 to 10) and without him (Week 11 through the end of the season) has been well documented.
Verb
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On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans.
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Hike in pristine wilderness, go for a dip in Lake Siskiyou or Castle Lake, or get on a rushing river with a local outfitter.
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All new large-scale generation including gas, wind, solar, batteries, and nuclear all face barriers to speedy deployment.
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Garcia Torres then invoked his speedy trial rights, leading to a July 13 deadline to begin formal trial proceedings.
Verb
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Returning to the director’s chair 11 years after drug-cartel drama 600 Miles, Gabriel Ripstein keeps things zipping along in an entertaining satire which, once again, highlights the rottenness at international football’s core.
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Flemings is especially potent with the ball in his right hand, getting into pick-and-rolls with pace and zipping one-handed, crosscourt passes while going full speed.
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“Speeding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/speeding. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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